Primary Pupil Turns Rejection Into Hong Kong High Jump Bronze
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago4 MIN
Summary
A Primary Six pupil at The Salvation Army Tin Ka Ping School rose from repeated early setbacks in school team trials to finish third in a Hong Kong athletics competition. Law Nga-ching later won the girls’ Grade B high jump title in the Sha Tin inter-school meet after focusing on the event in Primary Five.
Key Points
- Law Nga-ching (羅雅晴), now a Primary Six student at The Salvation Army Tin Ka Ping School, had long been enthusiastic about sports and repeatedly joined school team selections in her lower primary years.
- She was turned down multiple times when she was younger because her physical condition and technique were still developing, making those early disappointments hard to accept.
- With support from her parents, teachers and coach, she kept training outside class and stayed involved until a coach identified her jumping ability and coordination in Primary Five.
- After shifting her focus to high jump, she worked on her run-up rhythm, take-off technique and bar clearance, persisting through repeated failed attempts in training.
- Her efforts brought the girls’ Grade B high jump title at the Sha Tin inter-school athletics meet, followed by a third-place finish in a Hong Kong-wide athletics event.
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the story offers a concrete example of how school sport can uncover talent that is not obvious in early selection rounds, especially when pupils receive sustained support.
It also reinforces a message often stressed in local education: results may follow only after years of persistence, coaching and family encouragement rather than early success alone.